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George Edward YORK 1885–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1885

Birth Location: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States

Death Date: 27 JUL 1939

Death Location: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: George YORK

Mother: Ellen (Goode)

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Children(s):

George Edward YORK was born in 1885 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, the child of George Backhouse York And Ellen Helen Halfpenny York Goode. In 1920, George Edward YORK resided in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. George Edward YORK passed away in 1939 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • George Edward YORK was born in 1885 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, the child of George Backhouse York And Ellen Helen Halfpenny York Goode.
  • In 1920, George Edward YORK resided in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • George Edward YORK passed away in 1939 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George YORK
1841–1898
Birth Location: Garforth, Yorkshire, England
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Ellen (Goode)
1849–1930
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George YORK's Ancestors

Self
George YORK
1885–1939
Birth Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Parents
George BACKHOUSE \ YORK
1841–1898
Garforth, Yorkshire, England
Ellen (Helen HALFPENNY (York)) (Goode)
1849–1930
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William (Backhouse) York
1815–
Swillington, Yorkshire, England
Hannah (PROUDLOVE (Backhouse \) York)
1818–1881
Madeley, Staffordshire, England
Thomas HALFPENNY
1825–
Leicestershire, England
Clara (Olivia Clarrisa HEMNES Hemans) (Halfpenny)
1830–
Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William BACKHOUSE
1743–1823
Jane (Silversides)
1789–1861
Joseph PROUDLOVE
1781–1840
Mary (Proudlove)
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James BACKHOUSE
1688–1773
Anne (Backhouse)
1717–1780
William LUND
1759–1832
Sarah (Lund)
1760–
Thomas PROUDLOVE
1740–1823
Margaret (Proudlove)
1761–1833
Thomas HOLLINS
1750–1809
Mary (Hollins)
1747–1802

George YORK's Timeline

3 Records

1885
26 Dec 1885
Birth of George Edward YORK in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
1920
1920
Age 35
George Edward YORK resided here in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1939
27 JUL 1939
Age 54
Death of George Edward YORK in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1596; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 276
    [2] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1596; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 276

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1939
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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